The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the judgment of the Kerala High Court directing the State government to immediately take over the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, its assets and management. A Bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik, while staying the impugned judgment on a special leave petition filed by Marthanda Varma, gave a series of directions including permitting inventory of articles in the presence of two observers appointed by the court.